{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Citizens Utility Board","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org","title":"This Week: CUB Urges Ameren Customers to Attend ICC Forums in Springfield, East St. Louis to Protest Utility\u2019s Push for 4th Gas Rate Hike in Recent Years | Citizens Utility Board","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"o138ygOYXl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/blog\/2025\/08\/26\/this-week-cub-urges-ameren-customers-to-attend-icc-forums-in-springfield-east-st-louis-to-protest-utilitys-push-for-4th-gas-rate-hike-in-recent-years\/\">This Week: CUB Urges Ameren Customers to Attend ICC Forums in Springfield, East St. Louis to Protest Utility\u2019s Push for 4th Gas Rate Hike in Recent Years<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/blog\/2025\/08\/26\/this-week-cub-urges-ameren-customers-to-attend-icc-forums-in-springfield-east-st-louis-to-protest-utilitys-push-for-4th-gas-rate-hike-in-recent-years\/embed\/#?secret=o138ygOYXl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;This Week: CUB Urges Ameren Customers to Attend ICC Forums in Springfield, East St. Louis to Protest Utility\u2019s Push for 4th Gas Rate Hike in Recent Years&#8221; &#8212; Citizens Utility Board\" data-secret=\"o138ygOYXl\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) is urging Ameren Illinois gas customers to attend Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) public forums in Springfield on Wednesday and East St. Louis on Thursday to protest their utility\u2019s proposal for a fourth excessive gas rate hike in less than a decade. Consumer advocates argue that Ameren\u2019s current $131.1 million rate-hike plan is nearly triple what the utility could possibly justify under the law. In recent years, customers across Ameren\u2019s territory have complained to CUB about multiple rate hikes and escalating gas bills. Ameren Illinois has imposed three increases on customers since 2018, raising delivery rates by $202 million, or 50 percent. In that same time period (2018-2024), the utility\u2019s parent company, Ameren, has increased profits by 45 percent for a total of $6.9 billion, and Ameren Illinois\u2019 gas segment has seen its profits more than double. These forums, organized by the ICC, give customers a chance to voice their opposition to yet another Ameren rate hike: 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 27 CMS Regional Complex 4800 Wabash Avenue Springfield, IL 62711 Sign up to attend 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, August 28 New Life Community Church 1919 State Street East St. Louis, IL 62205 Sign up to attend NOTE:\u00a0Consumer advocates will be available for interviews in advance and on-site. Consumer advocates such as the Illinois Attorney General\u2019s Office, CUB and Illinois PIRG have filed testimony uncovering more than $80 million in overcharges in Ameren\u2019s proposal, arguing that the utility\u2019s proposal is nearly triple what it can justify. The ICC is expected to rule on Ameren\u2019s rate-hike proposal by December.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.citizensutilityboard.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ameren-gas-public-forums-1200-x-675-px.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":675}